Trump has the ability to command attention from the press. Why? Who knows. Maybe it is his hair. Maybe it's a nostalgic yearning for the 1980s and early 90s when anything seemed possible, like bankrupting casinos. Whatever the reason when The Donald wants press he gets it and then some. Trump reignited the conspiratorial birther movement with such vigor that it was becoming an even bigger distraction for Obama than it was in the 2008 campaign. He made the birth certificate "issue" one of the centerpieces of his current testing of the presidential waters. Conservative talk radio was even getting in on the game and pushing it more than they usually do.

Well, now it's over. Again. Will the new document satisfy everyone? No, but it should satisfy most birthers. It's what they wanted to see all along. Now they have to move on and get a new hobby. May I suggest arranging matches?

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